Transcript Present CORAF/WECARD

CORAF/WECARD : a subregional approach for
transformation of
agriculture
Experience and lessons learned
20 – 22 March, 2012, Brussels, Belgium
PRESENTATION OUTLINE
Implementation of Pillar IV of CAADP
Funding situation
What worked well and what less
Challenges and opportunities
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B.P.48, Dakar RP, Sénégal
Email: [email protected]
Site web: http://www.coraf.org
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CORAF/WECARD’s mandate
Promote cooperation,
dialogue and information
exchange
Define common subregional priority research
objectives
Advisory council for all
research conducted by
organisations in WCA
360 million
people (2009)
Ensure implementation of
sub regional research adding
value to national programs
Harmonize existing research
& create new regional
programs and research units
Improve agricultural productivity
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New Strategic Trajectory
Subsistence agriculture
Key features:
Cross-cutting
issues :
Entrepreneurial
agriculture
• Link to MDG, CAADP (6% agric growth by 2015, RECs policies
• Coherence with FAAP principles
• Programmatic approach (8 programmes)
• IAR4D - innovation system & value chain approach
• Pro-poor
• Gender
• HIV/AIDS
• Environmental sustainability/Climate Change
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CORAF/WECARD core functions in
implementing CAADP Pillar IV
• Increase FAAP compliant
programmatic support
around identified
regional priorities
• Encourage common
planning horizons
• Encourage common fin.
& admin. systems
Coordinate
NARS
Strengthen
capacity of
NARS &
partners
• Pooling resources (COS)
• Create & maintain
expertise base
• Foster institutional
strengthening
arrangements & quality
• Develop competence in
implementing IAR4D &
innovation systems
approach
End users/producers
Advocacy
• Ensure C/W functions are
known and integrated
• Provide information &
encourage dialogue
• Advocate for resource
mobilisation and
harmonization and
alignment of resources
Knowledge
Management
• Ensure Information
dissemination and uptake
• Transform information to
knowledge
• Encourage experiential
learning through
innovation platforms
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Funding situation 2008 - 2013
US$112 Millions
100.00%
90.00%
80.00%
70.00%
60.00%
50.00%
40.00%
30.00%
20.00%
10.00%
0.00%
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
Funding sources and levels
2011
2008
WAAPP
9%
AfDB/FARA
7%
USAID
7%
Other
1%
Other
9%
AfDB/DfI
D/FARA
33%
DFID
18%
WAAPP
17%
EC
16%
CIDA
10%
DfID
57%
CRDI RECs
4% 1%
AusAID
11%
What worked well
Knew knowledge on
regional priority
research areas through
scoping studies
delivered
Research
opportunities
identified with
strong potential to
contribute to
CAADP 6% growth
Pluralism in delivery of
services approach
integrated in 40 ongoing research projects
Increased
contribution of
skills & strengths of
stakeholders,
especially NGOs, to
agric. productivity
operations
IAR4D approach
integrated in 40 ongoing research projects
All categories of
stakeholders
empowered to
formulate &
respond to their
needs for
innovation
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What worked well
Innovation platforms &
value chain approach
integrated in 40 ongoing research projects
Improved technologies,
practices and policy
options generated
End users
empowered to set
priorities, establish
work programs,
make decisions &
deliver in
productivity &
entrepreneurship
Increased
productivity,
income generation
& observed trends
in enterprise
development by
producers
M&E systems,
Comm. Systems,
Governance policies,
Advocacy systems
established
Increased credibility,
Increased donor
interest &
investment,
Comprehensive &
sustained funding of
programmes (MDTF)
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What worked less
Use of the principle of
subsidiarity
Agricultural advisory
services, tertiary
education, and private
sector support to agric
productivity operations
Concept poorly
understood,
Institutions exploit
every resource
opportunities,
Institutional
support inadequate
Poor definition of
their roles in the
R&D continuum,
Poor institutional
organisation at the
sub-regional level,
Lack of formal
arrangements with
other stakeholders
Integration of gender at
all stakeholder levels
Definition of
gender not
uniform, lack of
gender policies and
frameworks, Poor
human resource
capacity on gender
issues
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What worked less
Intense involvement of
Countries in Central
Africa in agricultural
transformation process
Low-levels of
national and
regional
contributions to
support subregional research
Documenting & providing
information on impact of
investments in agric.
productivity & innovation
programmes
Poor linkages with
competent partner
institutions,
Poor adoption of
appropriate MIS &
M&E tools
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Challenges
Establishing more effective partnerships
Enhanced WAAPP
and CAAPP
implementation
Better
understanding of
CORAF/WECARD
functions and the
FAAP principles
Integrating Agric
Advisory & tertiary
Education Services,
Private sector,
CGIAR, and RECs in
transformation
process
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Challenges
Strengthen the policy agenda
Demonstrate impact of WAAPP &
CAAPP on agricultural
development parameters of
countries
More systematic evidence-based
approach to emerging issues:
volatile food markets and prices,
market distortion, and climate
change
Bringing research back into
the Policy Agenda
Provision of tools to better
understand policy
intervention
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Opportunities
Recognition of CORAF/WECARD’s role in subregional agricultural research
Development partners keen to work together in
support of sub-regional agricultural research
International donor community has renewed its
commitments to agriculture and food security
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Conclusions
Alignment to CAADP, ECOWAP, FAAP enhances
CORAFWECARD’s role in strengthening NARS to increase
agricultural productivity and transform agriculture
Investment in the delivery of tools and a second
operational plan to aid interventions in response to
challenges, opportunities, and emerging issues
Intensify advocacy that encourages consequential and
sustainable
support
to
institutionalizing
the
transformation of agriculture in West and Central Africa
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THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION
Secrétariat exécutif
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BP 48 Dakar-RP
Tél (221) 869 96 18
Fax (221) 869 96 31
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.coraf.org
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